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in addition to emergency aid, u.n. secretary-general moon said a top priority for the international community should be promoting sustainable development that will provide long-term help for poor countries. governor romney sounded similar themes that former president bill clinton. he urged a re-examination of temporary foreign aid. >> we can employ people for a time, but can't sustain the economy for a long term. it can't pull the whole cart, because at some point the money runs out. an assistance program that helps unleash free enterprise can create enduring prosperity. >> the calls at the u.n. for outlawing offensive speech produces strong defenses of such speech not only by president obama but also from leaders in the american muslim community. i want to explore that with kim lawton managing editor of the program and the director of the muslim office of the public affairs council. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> how are you american muslims trying it to persuade other muslims around the world that putting any
in addition to emergency aid, u.n. secretary-general moon said a top priority for the international community should be promoting sustainable development that will provide long-term help for poor countries. governor romney sounded similar themes that former president bill clinton. he urged a re-examination of temporary foreign aid. >> we can employ people for a time, but can't sustain the economy for a long term. it can't pull the whole cart, because at some point the money runs out. an...
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. >> u.n. member states have not been able to agree on definition of terrorism. >> definition of terrorism is very difficult thing. >> my own view quite frankly, terrorism is like pornography, you know what you see it. >> we have a defending right here. >> you can take it to them and show the general assembly. >> i'm sure they know the webster defending and it appears in other dictionaries. >> problem is defending that can be agreed to by everyone. >> webster's can do it. >> i don't know, if that is webster's. >>> joining me is the creator of you and me. i enjoyed the film but it was disturbing. you got the united nations that can't even define terrorism. our president goes to the u.n. and doesn't mention it but we got a dead ambassador to show for is be a undefineable cause. >> i tried to spoon feed it to the guy with dictionary. >> what was it that motivated to take on the united nations? >> it's interesting. there was a moment. i was sitting at home. i was watching a michael moore movie. i c
. >> u.n. member states have not been able to agree on definition of terrorism. >> definition of terrorism is very difficult thing. >> my own view quite frankly, terrorism is like pornography, you know what you see it. >> we have a defending right here. >> you can take it to them and show the general assembly. >> i'm sure they know the webster defending and it appears in other dictionaries. >> problem is defending that can be agreed to by everyone....
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is aghast that president obama wouldn't meet with the u.n. leaders. one after another they're coming out. i want to correct something i said yesterday. i said "60 minutes" should have demanded to see president obama after the september 12 interview before it ran on "60 minutes." i'm changing my mind. obama team should have asked to go back and do an interview, because now what they did, what they've done is not knowing what happened on september 11 in libya, or knowing and covering it up, now they have a situation where the president calls it a bump in the road. >> bob: i was thrown out of the georgetown cocktail circle. >> eric: stay on bump in the road. did he say something outrageous to keep the focus on -- >> bob: listen, we said this over and over again. the more you spend time not talking about the economy the better is it for barack obama. >> andrea: i think he had to say "bump in the road" knowing that the media wouldn't cover it. but two, saying anything else makes it clear it was a successful terrorist attack on 9/11 under his watch. he can'
is aghast that president obama wouldn't meet with the u.n. leaders. one after another they're coming out. i want to correct something i said yesterday. i said "60 minutes" should have demanded to see president obama after the september 12 interview before it ran on "60 minutes." i'm changing my mind. obama team should have asked to go back and do an interview, because now what they did, what they've done is not knowing what happened on september 11 in libya, or knowing and...
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hour the lectern at the u.n. general assembly will belong to one of the world's most device sieve leaders. the brez of ghana. the person i'm peeking of none other than mahmoud amadinejad. you've heard of him. he's about to make his final address as the president of iran. it is not going to be standing room only especially since the u.s. delegation has just decided that it's going to boycott the whole process. not walk out, don't even walk in in the first place. here is the explanation that the u.s. delegation gave us. i'm going to read verbatim. spokeswoman erin pelton says i quote, mr. amadinejad once again uses his trip of the u.n. not to address the legitimate aspirations of the iranian people but to spout paranoid theories and repulsive slurs against israel. does not seem to be much need to read between any of those lines. in the past years western and israeli envoys have decided to come in but then do this walk right out again once amadinejad speaks. this was the scene in 2009. there they go. up and out. the
hour the lectern at the u.n. general assembly will belong to one of the world's most device sieve leaders. the brez of ghana. the person i'm peeking of none other than mahmoud amadinejad. you've heard of him. he's about to make his final address as the president of iran. it is not going to be standing room only especially since the u.s. delegation has just decided that it's going to boycott the whole process. not walk out, don't even walk in in the first place. here is the explanation that the...
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this is for foreign policy geeks, the u.n. general assembly is a foreign policy super bowl in its own right. it was a speech. it wasn't a huge speech. he's not spends a local of time there this week. he's very much in election mode. he's really passing through. he had, you know, earlier remarks with them and beyoban a >> the word at least was make this a account do no harm" speech but the president did take some risks directing a harder line at iran if you can call it that. >> yeah. i think he may have been responding to some of the criticisms. i don't think that that's a worry. you can see the president is doing pretty well in a very tough and very sensitive situation over the past few weeks. still it's a sensitive situation and a sensitive speech. >> we're going to get that bill clinton sound bite on. he was on morning joe this morning. in the meantime let me bring in nationally syndicated talk show host who's also an msnbc contributor. michael, i have to wonder. when you look at the most popular stories today, it it is ref
this is for foreign policy geeks, the u.n. general assembly is a foreign policy super bowl in its own right. it was a speech. it wasn't a huge speech. he's not spends a local of time there this week. he's very much in election mode. he's really passing through. he had, you know, earlier remarks with them and beyoban a >> the word at least was make this a account do no harm" speech but the president did take some risks directing a harder line at iran if you can call it that. >>...
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he goes to the u.n. and says video, video, video, video after his own people before he went to the u.n. had begun to acknowledge that it was a terrorist attack. that to me is disingenuous. frankly what is puzzling is what they could possibly have thought they would gain by going through this. i think that just reinforces the incompetent component. >> greta: you know, i've been to think what could possibly be the explanation, because, i mean, it is bizarre that the american people weren't told. i mean, everybody was sort of suspicious, you know, because of when it happened, although, you know, the facts may bear out something different, but naturally it looked like it from the get-go. i'm wondering if there's a political advantage, that he thinks it's better if we think al-qaeda is pretty much finished and have al-qaeda rear its ugly ahead even as a relationship to this group, if that's politically unattractive, i mean that is a possibility? >> greta, i have no idea what this president does or doesn't --
he goes to the u.n. and says video, video, video, video after his own people before he went to the u.n. had begun to acknowledge that it was a terrorist attack. that to me is disingenuous. frankly what is puzzling is what they could possibly have thought they would gain by going through this. i think that just reinforces the incompetent component. >> greta: you know, i've been to think what could possibly be the explanation, because, i mean, it is bizarre that the american people weren't...
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all right guys the u.n. general assembly is finally coming to a close it's been a long week we've seen everything from a store called first speech by egypt's new president mohamed morsi to of course that infamous red line break down from israeli prime minister netanyahu but is it all just diplomatic theater or really is there ever any substance to it all here to break down the u.n. g.a. highlights and more i'm joined by our two correspondent on the stasi of church going to from our new york studio honestly let's start off by talking about you know the highlight of yesterday's u.n. g.a. of course bibi netanyahu point out that bomb chart essentially it was a low grade cartoon museum to explain how serious wrongs nuclear capacity is and i kind of wanted to show this tweet from journalist jeffrey goldberg of the atlantic which said none of this bomb cartoon is the middle east equivalent of clint eastwood's chair i mean when i see something like this. of rumsfeld putting out those those charts saying that this is
all right guys the u.n. general assembly is finally coming to a close it's been a long week we've seen everything from a store called first speech by egypt's new president mohamed morsi to of course that infamous red line break down from israeli prime minister netanyahu but is it all just diplomatic theater or really is there ever any substance to it all here to break down the u.n. g.a. highlights and more i'm joined by our two correspondent on the stasi of church going to from our new york...
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the u.n. general assembly is in full throttle this week bringing to the stage the leaders who could together decide the fate of middle eastern stability today we hear from president obama and tomorrow we'll hear from both iran's awkward energy and egypt's first democratically elected leader mohamed morsi it's very powerful international stage indeed but rhetoric aside are there consistent underlying factors that will completely undermine a lasting peace joining me now to discuss more about foreign policy and how could impact the potential for positive u.s. relations with the middle east and joined by the director of new internationalism project at the institute for policy studies phyllis bennis thanks for coming on good to be with you today so we just saw netanyahu kind of making the talk show circuit really with some hard rhetoric about how the u.s. needs to elect a leader that takes a red line with iran's nuclear capabilities and kind of dove tailing off of that i want to play just a clip fr
the u.n. general assembly is in full throttle this week bringing to the stage the leaders who could together decide the fate of middle eastern stability today we hear from president obama and tomorrow we'll hear from both iran's awkward energy and egypt's first democratically elected leader mohamed morsi it's very powerful international stage indeed but rhetoric aside are there consistent underlying factors that will completely undermine a lasting peace joining me now to discuss more about...
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also w as the u.n. have to take some of the blame because we have not lowered ex-peck takeses, creating the impression we are here to save people. even when we have very limited resources. we have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot do >> brown: let me turn to syria. you served as a special envoy. you forgedded a proposal that was never carried ow. you left expressing great frustration about the syrian government, the opposition and notably the international community. >> i think we knew the syrian situation was complex. there were lots of divisions. particularly on the side of the opposition. we also know that there were divisions in the region that we needed to try and bridge. but above all i told the council members it's a tough job. i'm going to try... it can perhaps be done if you stand united and work with me in putting sustained pressure on the protagonists or the parties to come together and seek a political settlement. they all indic
also w as the u.n. have to take some of the blame because we have not lowered ex-peck takeses, creating the impression we are here to save people. even when we have very limited resources. we have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot do >> brown: let me turn to syria. you served as a special envoy. you forgedded a proposal that was never carried ow. you left expressing great frustration about the syrian government, the...
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mission in libya terrorism in the u.n. speech. the g.o.p. candidate saying that the obama white house has not come clean on what really happened in benghazi. while the president did not hold individual meetings with heads of state, his appearance on the talk show "the view" raised eyebrows today. mitt romney trying to draw a contrast between his foreign policy and president obama. both men spoke to the audience at the bill clinton global initiative today hosted by the former president. and we'll find out just how valuable it is to be a graduate of guantanamo bay. all that plus a foreign policy panel. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ >> greg: i work out to that. remember mtv "rock the vote"? it's back with a new ad featuring mylus syrus. >> we will stand our grand. >> we will be brave. >> brave. >> brave. >> we will be heard. >> we will. >> we will. >> we will organize. >> we will vote. >> because we matter. >> because you matter. >> greg: no, you don't. y
mission in libya terrorism in the u.n. speech. the g.o.p. candidate saying that the obama white house has not come clean on what really happened in benghazi. while the president did not hold individual meetings with heads of state, his appearance on the talk show "the view" raised eyebrows today. mitt romney trying to draw a contrast between his foreign policy and president obama. both men spoke to the audience at the bill clinton global initiative today hosted by the former...
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>> greta: president obama hit up the u.n. general assembly today, but you can count on one hand how many world leaders he met with today. that number he met with privately is zero. could snubbing world leaders hurt him with voters? we're back with our political panel. does it really make any difference do you think politically whether he meets with world leaders or not this week? >> well, it clearly has given how much attention this has gotten. i don't know if the obama campaign was anticipating that this would become such a big deal. i think that president obama thinks that he's sort of wins on foreign policy against romney, and he doesn't really draw more attention to all the unrest in the middle east that's going on right now, but, you know, pairing his visit with going on "the view" obviously was really bad optics. the campaign is sort of trying to backtrack that, saying it was a scheduling matter, both events were in new york, so he tried to be efficient with his time. it's sort of just a lose-lose situation for him. if
>> greta: president obama hit up the u.n. general assembly today, but you can count on one hand how many world leaders he met with today. that number he met with privately is zero. could snubbing world leaders hurt him with voters? we're back with our political panel. does it really make any difference do you think politically whether he meets with world leaders or not this week? >> well, it clearly has given how much attention this has gotten. i don't know if the obama campaign was...
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. >> greta: the headlines, "obama comes to new york for barbara walters, and sort of u.n." why isn't he meeting with anybody? >> i think it's a comment on the depth of his arrogance. i think this is a person that doesn't care what the world thinks, doesn't care what the american people thinks. if he gets re-elected, he'll be right and the rest of us will be wrong. i mean, his view is all about a cynical, calculated approach. "the view" gets him more votes than meeting with 10 or 15 world leaders. and the fact that he's not doing his job is irrelevant. you have to divide it into two parts. there's winning the office and there is actually being president. he's clearly said if i can win the office, i don't care what the rest of you think. let me say, what should really deeply bother americans is how does all this play out in the rest of the world? imagine you were an ambassador trying to explain to the president of egypt or the president of china or the president of germany, the chancellor of germany, you know, the president can't meet with you because there's no time in his s
. >> greta: the headlines, "obama comes to new york for barbara walters, and sort of u.n." why isn't he meeting with anybody? >> i think it's a comment on the depth of his arrogance. i think this is a person that doesn't care what the world thinks, doesn't care what the american people thinks. if he gets re-elected, he'll be right and the rest of us will be wrong. i mean, his view is all about a cynical, calculated approach. "the view" gets him more votes than...
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it makes the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon very powerful and important and the only person our president decided to meet with formally while he was here at the u.n. yesterday. so in what is arguably the busiest week for arguably one of the most important men in the world, alina cho spent a whole lot of time. >> a couple of hours. >> i can't believe it. on the opening day of the u.n.ga you get this incredible access to this man. >> incredibly lucky. >> we were traveling in his convoy. we started at his residence at 7:30 in the morning. >> unbelievable. >> it was incredible access. i have to thank the secretary general's office for that. it was unprecedented. you know what the unga is like. it's so busy that the secretary general likens it to speed dating. >> speed dating? zblb his words. you know, he is a man that every world leader wants to meet and ban ki-moon is more than accommodating. such a nice man. he takes hundreds of meetings, thousands of hand shakes, and very little sleep during this pe
it makes the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon very powerful and important and the only person our president decided to meet with formally while he was here at the u.n. yesterday. so in what is arguably the busiest week for arguably one of the most important men in the world, alina cho spent a whole lot of time. >> a couple of hours. >> i can't believe it. on the opening day of the u.n.ga you get this incredible access to this man. >> incredibly lucky. >> we were...
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when the president goes to the u.n. general assembly he doesn't have a lot of time to meet with the israelis. i've been involved in 8 of the last previous plannings for the president coming to the u.n. under president bush. the simple fact is united states gets to meet with whomever they want to meet with. everybody is requesting to meet you. it's a silly argument we didn't get a formal request to meet in new york and we're going miss each other in washington. if you want the to meet with the israelis, you want to meet with the pakistanis you get to meet with them. >> jon: is the media defending the president on this, kirsten? >> it depends on who you talk to. i think the administration is maintaining they didn't get a request. you know, it's i defer to judy on this who told me they didn't but the question has to be raised what exactly is the obama administration supposed to do. are they supposed to agree to go to war with iran. that is conversation that needs to be had but it's a tit-for-tat what are we talking about h
when the president goes to the u.n. general assembly he doesn't have a lot of time to meet with the israelis. i've been involved in 8 of the last previous plannings for the president coming to the u.n. under president bush. the simple fact is united states gets to meet with whomever they want to meet with. everybody is requesting to meet you. it's a silly argument we didn't get a formal request to meet in new york and we're going miss each other in washington. if you want the to meet with the...
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(laughter) anyway, king abdullah, of course, he is in new york city for the u.n. general assembly, or, as we like to think of it, the reason i can't get to work because of traffic! (laughter) the event has s a gathering in the international juggalos. with libya in turmoil, syria in flames, iran on the verge of a nuclear weapon, an incredible opportunity for our president not just to address the world community but for some high-level pres-on-pres action. >> the white house says he has no plans to have any private leadings with world leaders. >> jon: oh. (laughter) well, that's-- probably protocol. it's not the time for one-on-one meetings with other world leaders! >> our research shows it's been 20 years since a president has been to that meeting and not met one on one with a foreign leader. (audience reacts). >> jon: oh. (laughter) well, i guess if the world leaders would like to meet with him personally they can just donate $5 to his campaign and take their chances like the rest of us. (laughter) seriously. i'm sure there's a good reason why president obama's no
(laughter) anyway, king abdullah, of course, he is in new york city for the u.n. general assembly, or, as we like to think of it, the reason i can't get to work because of traffic! (laughter) the event has s a gathering in the international juggalos. with libya in turmoil, syria in flames, iran on the verge of a nuclear weapon, an incredible opportunity for our president not just to address the world community but for some high-level pres-on-pres action. >> the white house says he has no...
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now the u.n. chief called for an end to the militarization of the syrian conflict speaking at the general assembly banki moon said the crisis is taking a brutal turn with. details now from new york. the secretary general of the u.n. bonn ki-moon addressed the international body giving them an update on the crisis in syria saying the humanitarian circumstances situation there is only deteriorating and getting worse by the day according to the u.n. chief he said that the humanitarian response on the part of the u.n. is getting harder and harder because the response plan that the u.n. has set up is only half funded and it's supposed to be fully funded at one hundred eighty million dollars so he said as austerity measures are being implemented by countries all around the world less countries are donating to a mission that is supposed to be helping out those syrians in need now the general assembly was very interested in eager to hear from mr lockhart where he me he is the new joint special representat
now the u.n. chief called for an end to the militarization of the syrian conflict speaking at the general assembly banki moon said the crisis is taking a brutal turn with. details now from new york. the secretary general of the u.n. bonn ki-moon addressed the international body giving them an update on the crisis in syria saying the humanitarian circumstances situation there is only deteriorating and getting worse by the day according to the u.n. chief he said that the humanitarian response on...
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this is the way the u.n. is. the u.n. culture that allows this kind of dictator to all-around take this kind of step -- undertake this kind of step and be treated with full respect. this is business as usual at the u.n. so for the president to have criticized that would have been cutting against some of his most basic ideological conceptions. >> greta: frankly it's very difficult for many americans, including myself, to understand why the president does not meet with prime minister netanyahu. he's asked to meet with the president. the president isn't available, doesn't fit his schedule, or whatever. i do believe his schedule is open the next day or two. secretary osecretary of state hy clinton is going to meet with netanyahu. last november, there was an exchange where then president sarkozy of france called netanyahu a liar, and president obama said -- this was all caught on a hot mike -- sarkozy says, i cannot bear netanyahu. he's a liar. and then president obama says, you're fed up with him, but i have to deal with him
this is the way the u.n. is. the u.n. culture that allows this kind of dictator to all-around take this kind of step -- undertake this kind of step and be treated with full respect. this is business as usual at the u.n. so for the president to have criticized that would have been cutting against some of his most basic ideological conceptions. >> greta: frankly it's very difficult for many americans, including myself, to understand why the president does not meet with prime minister...
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the u.n. calls for an end to militarizing both sides in the syrian conflict with tens of thousands of people fleeing the asco laying violence. and china warned the u.s. to back off and land southeast asian nations resolve their own disputes as hillary clinton visits beijing. doesn't are going to live from moscow i'm marina josh enough forty year old man has been killed in call back after shots were fired during the new premier is acceptance speech one other person was also critically injured premiere a pulley marois the leader of the province a separatist party was rushed off stage unharmed a suspect is in police custody canadian radio journalist michael boyer explains the possible fallout of the attack. it was where the victory speech was being held and. essentially would be what they call the tactic of because that was elected that they had been. an opposition for quite some time and they were elected as the minority over in august when you leader would make her acceptance speech or a victor
the u.n. calls for an end to militarizing both sides in the syrian conflict with tens of thousands of people fleeing the asco laying violence. and china warned the u.s. to back off and land southeast asian nations resolve their own disputes as hillary clinton visits beijing. doesn't are going to live from moscow i'm marina josh enough forty year old man has been killed in call back after shots were fired during the new premier is acceptance speech one other person was also critically injured...
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because the u.n. is where you get to see countries go insane. whether it's khrushchev attack inindividualable table gnomes with his fist or qaddafi dressed like tyne daly throwing the charter around or hugo chavez complaining about the room's air quality. >> today the devil came here, right here. >> right here. and it smells of sulfur still today. >> jon: smells of sulfur pretty bold move of then president bush specifically since the charter specifically says that he who smellt it-- (laughter) shall be considered to have dealt it. anyway, given that history, the current state of the world, everyone was expecting some high drama during this week's session. >> and now to that showdown over iran. >> all eyes are on the united nation. >> fiery rhetoric from the iranian president. >> next up of course the showdown over iran. we'll see it all play out at the united nations. >> jon: it's on, world war iii, president obama opened so he had a chance to draw first blood. >> the iran yen government continues to prop up a dictator in damascus and supports t
because the u.n. is where you get to see countries go insane. whether it's khrushchev attack inindividualable table gnomes with his fist or qaddafi dressed like tyne daly throwing the charter around or hugo chavez complaining about the room's air quality. >> today the devil came here, right here. >> right here. and it smells of sulfur still today. >> jon: smells of sulfur pretty bold move of then president bush specifically since the charter specifically says that he who...
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the u.n. accuses foreign nations of escalating the syrian conflict by supplying arms to all sides as fighting in the main cities forces thousands to flee. and with barack obama pitching for reelection the u.s. tries to mend strained ties with beijing china wants washington to keep its nose out of asia pacific. online on screen international news and comment live from our new center here in central moscow good to have you here this hour a forty year old man has been shot dead at a separatist election victory rally in the canadian province of quebec one other person was injured and a suspect is being held by police the shooting interrupted the acceptance speech of premier pauline marois who was telling her supporters that quebec needs to become a sovereign country canadian radio journalist michael boyer has said that this will have consequences for an already divided society. it was where the victory speech was being held and. essentially with what they call the pack tea cake was that was electe
the u.n. accuses foreign nations of escalating the syrian conflict by supplying arms to all sides as fighting in the main cities forces thousands to flee. and with barack obama pitching for reelection the u.s. tries to mend strained ties with beijing china wants washington to keep its nose out of asia pacific. online on screen international news and comment live from our new center here in central moscow good to have you here this hour a forty year old man has been shot dead at a separatist...
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expect some fire works with the debate while the u.n. debates some of the world's most contentious issues. >> there's going to be a lot of them throughout this week, we know that when u.n. nations get together there are always debates, it's very interesting to start pacing through the agenda and see what's there including only issues that are always there but always lead to major debates. obviously things like syria will be discussed. but there's some things that you might not realize are in here. one is the question of palestine, keep in mind the palestinian state pushed for state hood inside the united nations. we are expecting a new step on this front after the november elections. also take a look at this one that's written into the agenda. israeli aggression against iraqi nuclear installations. we're talking about the consequences of that in today's context. the concerns about the possibility of an israeli strike at one point. ending the u.s. embargo of tuba. the way it's been an agenda is the necessity of ending that embargo. the ef
expect some fire works with the debate while the u.n. debates some of the world's most contentious issues. >> there's going to be a lot of them throughout this week, we know that when u.n. nations get together there are always debates, it's very interesting to start pacing through the agenda and see what's there including only issues that are always there but always lead to major debates. obviously things like syria will be discussed. but there's some things that you might not realize are...
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he told u.n. security council members that the conflict in syria was going from bad to worse and said that it is now threatening regional stability and international peace. despite that grim assessment, he said there was a possibility for hope to end the conflict, but really did not spell out how exactly he was going to try and bring that about. the ongoing conflict in syria is expected to dominate the agenda throughout the course of the week at the united nations. on wednesday, egypt's president mohamud morsi, who has already called for president bashar al assad to step down from power is expected to address the general assembly, where he is also expected to reiterate those calls once again. nbc news, cairo. >>> a radical muslim cleric has lost an eight-year battle against deportation to the u.s. abu hamza al masri is imprisoned in england on a variety of terror-related crimes. for nearly ten years, he has been fighting efforts to extradite him to the states. he is charged here with attempting to
he told u.n. security council members that the conflict in syria was going from bad to worse and said that it is now threatening regional stability and international peace. despite that grim assessment, he said there was a possibility for hope to end the conflict, but really did not spell out how exactly he was going to try and bring that about. the ongoing conflict in syria is expected to dominate the agenda throughout the course of the week at the united nations. on wednesday, egypt's...
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i'm sure they'll be more addresses to the u.n. assembly soon thank you very much marina who is in new york for us. rides and address all from across the atlantic the world's top whistleblower who is currently trapped at the ecuadorian embassy in london will have his own say in front of the u.n. general assembly watching those clues of brokaw's of his speech on wednesday right here on r.t. . i . think i was. right he was in charge you will be right back in just a few moments and stay with us. if you're passing through rushes to very gently you really can walk on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoilt countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land and enterprising locals so the fruits of the forest by the side of nearly every road. such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fisherman and provides a business opportunity for hunt is. going on he has been hunting for more than thirty years and works for a company providing expeditions for tourists this season ducks are on the menu of. things
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syria and iran top the debate at this year's u.n. general assembly with rochelle calling for peace and israel drawing up plans for war that's prime minister wants military action before to run develops a nuclear weapon those things let me state tonight two weeks. julian assange to dress as world leaders at the u.n. tearing into washington for silencing whistle blowers despite still being holed up in as it is london embassy was able to make the speech to an obscene sponsor feeling. the latest sports news next with added suddenly got very interesting in the russian premier league find out. thanks for joining us this is sports and a plenty head over the next ten minutes seeing you in the following. army men overrun struggling to shock the premier league leaders heading into the weekend c.s.k. moscow put together their longest winning run this season. cruise control is truly his march towards the last four of cricket's twenty twenty world cup shows no signs of relenting after going to on south africa. all black arts new zealand rush arge
syria and iran top the debate at this year's u.n. general assembly with rochelle calling for peace and israel drawing up plans for war that's prime minister wants military action before to run develops a nuclear weapon those things let me state tonight two weeks. julian assange to dress as world leaders at the u.n. tearing into washington for silencing whistle blowers despite still being holed up in as it is london embassy was able to make the speech to an obscene sponsor feeling. the latest...
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i think all we expect from him is turning the u.n. into a circus and to a stage for incitement towards israel, towards the west, towards the united states. i think that this is something which neither the u.n. should allow and the u.s. should not be -- >> ambassador, i understand your point. to the larger question here, what about israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president barack obama? do you expect or anticipate a meeting between these two leaders at all this week? >> i hope very much that the meeting will take place. i know that there are problems. i know that so far, a meeting has not been scheduled. but i think a meeting at this very crucial moment in time in this very volatile neighborhood with the iranian nuclear threat looming ahead would be a very crucial meeting between those who leaders which would allow them to look each other in the eye and tell each other the truth and really get down to what this is all about -- >> not to interrupt you -- yes, sir. i know we are on a delay here. but what's at stake, if pres
i think all we expect from him is turning the u.n. into a circus and to a stage for incitement towards israel, towards the west, towards the united states. i think that this is something which neither the u.n. should allow and the u.s. should not be -- >> ambassador, i understand your point. to the larger question here, what about israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president barack obama? do you expect or anticipate a meeting between these two leaders at all this week? >>...